Monday, March 19, 2012

Michigan corruption

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A nationwide study finds state governments lack transparency and accountability to citizens, and remain at high risk for corruption.

(WXYZ)

But now a new ranking from the Center for Public Integrity claims that Michigan as a whole is one of the worst states when it comes to corruptibility.

(Huffington Post)

The project assessed government accountability and efforts to deter corruption and self-dealing ethics enforcement and state budget processes.

(RealClearPolitics)

The eight failing states were North Dakota, Michigan, South Carolina The Sopranos, being among the leaders is counter-intuitive but a tribute to its corruption-fighting reforms, said Nathaniel Heller, managing director of Global Integrity.

(msnbc.com)

Eight states -- North Dakota, Michigan, South Carolina At the same time, those in New Jersey question if a ranking would allow the states storied corruption history to go away.

(Huffington Post)

The year-long study (www.stateintegrity.

(Cincinnati.com)

The F's went to North Dakota, Michigan, South Carolina data-driven assessment of transparency, accountability and anti-corruption mechanisms in all 50 states.

(La Crosse Tribune)

The others are North Dakota, Michigan, South Carolina, Virginia, Wyoming, South Dakota and Georgia. While those states are not generally known for high-profile corruption cases, some states that are notorious received high grades.

(Sun-Journal)

Exemptions to the state Open Records Act have combined with lax enforcement and underfunded ethics agencies to create a recipe for corruption and a public Editors note: North Dakota and Michigan tied at No. 43. Each had 58 percent.

(Tulsa World)

The corruption charges center on using public resources for campaigns The other flunking states were North Dakota, Michigan, South Carolina, Maine, Virginia, Wyoming and South Dakota.